Limit on length of decode arguments??

Hello all

        In an effort to clean up data as I'm importing, I need to pass the bad data to decode. It seems onece I pass < 250 chars the code fails with
SQL*Loader-350: Syntax error at line 93. Token longer than max allowable length of 258 chars

The articles on metalink hint on problems with the control file, I think it's the *length* of argunets passed to decode

(:DEV_DATE 'No Mass'),
TO_DATE('06/11/1958','mm/dd/yyyy'),TRIM('12/31/200312/31/2003'),TO_DATE(
'12/31/2003', 'mm/dd/yyyy'),'02/30/2003',TO_DATE('2/28/2003',
'mm/dd/yyyy')

As soon as I add another comparison the code fails

Is their a length on decode statement??

Thanks
Bob

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